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Danvillians told to engage, ‘listen and not preach’ to youth to end violence

By: Michael Livingston/Danville Register & Bee

May 13, 2016

Danvillians told to engage, ‘listen and not preach’ to youth to end violence

he Rev. Jeffrey Brown had around 350 people thinking about crime — and the young people committing the offenses on the streets of Danville.

Brown is the founder of the Boston TenPoint Coalition, an organization created to combat urban and youth violence.

Brown and other faith leaders in Boston, Massachusetts, “decided to listen and not preach” to the “lost” youth.

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